Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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“So,” I say, actually relaxed, looking at him from beneath half–lidded eyes. “How did a nice boy like you get mixed up in all of this organized crime, anyway? Were you born to it, like me?”

“Nah,” he says, smiling at me indulgently and leaning a Mile

closer as well.

Then, to my surprise and pleasure, he begins to tell me his life

story.

I find myself paying rapt attention to Ivan’s story for the next half hour, sipping on the glass of tequila that the waiter again delivers, savoring the bite and the taste. He’s actually really, really interesting a totally self–made guy, climbing up through the

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ranks with nothing but sheer will, determination, and cleverness.

Despite myself, I’m impressed. Before all of this I had thought 1 liked the kind of prince–charming guys who would politely deliver you a rose and ask you, tentatively, if you’d be interested in being

courted.

But as I listen to Ivan, and let my eyes rove over his muscles and

his tattoos…I wonder, a little, if my tastes are changing.

As I consider it, my mind flashes – unwillingly – to Kent for a moment as well. He doesn’t have any tattoos, I note, or at least,

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none that I can see – but otherwise, these two are pretty similar…

Ivan, He sees me focus on him at that moment, a slow smile building on his face. He intuits,

my lip, letting him see me do it.

my front teeth

to mine and he smiles, continuing his story. Pretending that he wasn’t distracted, though we both

was.

I like that, maybe, a little too much.

is

jump in my seat, looking up at the fire–lit person standing in front of

sun

I realize that it’s Daniel standing there – his shirtless form a little sweaty from all the volleyball.

straight – not knowing, really, how

react.

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on, Fay,” he says firmly, angrily, grabbing my arm

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and standing up. “We were

Daniel murmurs, dragging me forward.

but, in fact, a little sorry and

I say, pulling against the hand wrapped around my upper arm. “Let me go.”

still pissed off. “Do you even know who that

you were talking

Ivan,” I

Ivan?” Daniel repeats, whirling

embarrassed to see that

respond

“My dad’s greatest enemy? The guy who tried to kill us

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arm,

I turn my head to see my father standing there, glaring at Daniel with a heavy gaze.